Meet the Team

About Us

Wheel of Wellbeing is a collaborative group of professionals from diverse scientifically established backgrounds who share a vision of healthy and joyful living. Our center respects and values the realm of typical medical practices while includes proven complementary approaches to a balanced mental, physical, emotional, and social view of wellbeing.

The Integrative Practitioners at the Wheel of Wellbeing are licensed, well recognized experts in their respective fields of Psychotherapy, Acupuncture, Chiropractics, Nutrition, Herbal Medicine, Psychiatry, Hypnotherapy, Energy Healing, Yoga, and Bodywork/Massages. In a peaceful and calm sanctuary setting the Mindful approaches of The Wheel provide a combination of services that synergistically encourage you to move along the continuous yet often times overlooked paths of joyful wellbeing.

Our custom tailored programs provide unparalleled value and are designed based on the unique needs of particular individuals, couples and families. We are dedicated to meeting your specific health interests, and offer budget-minded programs according to your general or specific goals.

Wheel of Wellbeing Team

Founding Director

	Dr. Daniel Sadigh (PsyD, LMFT) Dr. Sadigh began his studies in Basic Medical Sciences. He continued his education at City University of New York, where he earned a degree in accounting followed by a successful career in business. It was his youth spent in a region marked by turmoil and his career which took him through the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, that greatly influenced him. In these years, he experienced an array of human suffering and the commonality of all people for care and love. However, it wasn’t until he faced the struggles of his own family members with illness and cancer that the vision of his life’s work became apparent. Earning his Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Counseling and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Dr. Sadigh has completed several prestigious internships in relational counseling, conducted numerous seminars on Wellbeing, and written effective programs for positive communication. Dr. Sadigh’s expertise in couples’, family, and individual counseling; anxiety prevention; relief of depression; and, processing traumatic stress is rooted in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Behavior Modification, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing), Somatic Psychotherapy, Guided Imagery, and EMF (Electromagnetic Field) Balancing among other approaches. His uniquely designed integrative techniques have helped hundreds of his clients in successful transformation and recovery. Dr. Sadigh’s vision for Wheel of Wellbeing is focused on the creation and maintenance of "wholistic wellness", a term he has coined to explain a whole person approach to wellbeing. The mission of the Wheel of Wellbeing is to create a sanctuary where people find balance, continued flow and the ability to address themselves as whole – “essentially, a place in time where East is meeting West.”

Contributor
	Catherine Mullaly (Strategist, Change Agent, Coach) is the President and CEO of CMC Group, LLC, a strategy and leadership consultancy based in Los Angeles and New York. Mullally's career has spanned thirty years and ranged from major media, non-profit and entrepreneurial enterprise. She has server as Executive Director of Susan G. Komen for the Cure in Los Angeles County and held positions at Ogilvy & Mather and McCann Erickson. She led the first commercial project for the Children's Television Workshop then for nearly a decade, led a global packaged media business for MTV Networks (Viacom). In this role, her businesses won over forty awards for excellence and generated billions in retail revenue. She was an original member of MTV's mentoring program, she championed a year-long anti-violence initiative for the creative teams, and swerved on the steering committee for both mentoring and diversity. A founding member of the Creating WE Institute, Mullally is a dynamic public speaker, with appearances ranging from large scale seminars, panels, public presentations, radio and television. Her clients span many industries and include media, financial service, technology, health care, and hospitality. She also focuses on the non-profit sector, start-up businesses and individuals who wish to sharpen their skills. She is a member of the International Leadership Alliance, is the former co-president of the National Eating Disorders Association, and past communication chairperson for the Women's Venture Fund in New York.

Acupuncture
	Dr. Ailin Li (LAc, OMD) is Wheel of Wellbeing’s leading acupuncturist, bringing the ancient wisdom of this sage practice to work alongside other healing modalities in optimizing client health & wellbeing. Dr. Ailin Li has been trained in Western Allopathic Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in both China and U.S. She has years of clinical experience in Gynecology as well as Oriental Medicine, expertise in integrative medicine of Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Dr. Li has become a valuable bridge due to her special position and experience, involvement in several national and international projects, and connection with medical academies, universities and organizations between China and the United States. Dr. Li has experience in treating multiple health conditions, some of which include acute chronic pain, insomnia, digestive disorders, headache, anxiety, depression, stress reduction, weight loss, women’s health and infertility.


Holistic Health
	Dr. Susan Crimmins (PhD, MSW) is an intuitive, inspirational speaker who conducts trainings and workshops in healing trauma, and who serves as a consultant to educators, therapists, media and criminal justice practitioners across the nation. Her expertise is working with individuals to restore balance within their physiology and their lives after experiencing trauma. In the 1990’s both the death of her niece and her NIH-funded research endeavors in homicide, substance abuse and maltreatment influenced her to shift from epidemiologically based work to clinical interventions in the healing of trauma. From this juncture, a spiritual opening occurred that invited her to explore the nexus between science and soul, which she now incorporates in all of her endeavors. Dr. Crimmins has trained extensively in several healing modalities including: Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Healing Touch and hands on Energy Healing. Dr. Crimmins is certified as an Energy Healer Therapist (EHT) and a Somatic Experiencing Practitioner (SEP) in the State of California and is a Clinical Professor in the School of Social Work at California State University at Los Angeles. Dr. Crimmins also is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the State of New York and holds a doctorate in criminal justice from City University of New York.

Hypnotherapy
	Meredith Locher (MA, CH) is Wheel of Wellbeing’s expert in the field of Hypnotherapy. With 10 years of experience as an accredited master hypnotherapist she integrates the power of a client’s own subconscious mind into the collective guidance offered to body, mind & spirit at Wheel of Wellbeing. Meredith has a Master’s degree in Psychology from Pepperdine University and is certified by the National Guild of Hypnotherapy. She has trained in Hypnosis under the world-renowned Calvin D. Banyan at the Banyan Hypnosis Center for Training and Services. In order to become the best hypnotherapist possible, upon completion of her training, she joined the Banyan Hypnosis Center as a staff hypnotherapist to further her training by participating in the supervision program supervised by Cal Banyan himself.

Massage Therapy & Nutritional Counseling
	Jade, (CMT) is a Certified Massage Therapist, born and raised in New Zealand. She started her studies in her native country and continued to further her education when she moved to the United States. Her talents go far beyond traditional massage therapies; she is a certified infant massage instructor who also teaches parents how to effectively apply this old practice to their own children. Researches show that the benefits of infant massage therapy are enormous both for babies and their parents. Jade practices a combination of Swedish, Remedial, Aromatherapy and Sports. She uses only Organic and Essential oils during her treatments as she believes in the healing properties these oils have to offer. Jade's sessions are tailored to the client’s individual needs with the intention of promoting ongoing wellness. Her goal is to create a safe, relaxed, comfortable environment for self-healing through positive touch.

Massage Therapy & CranioSacral
	Patrick Callahan (CMT, CST) Patrick brings care, quality, and professional attention to Wheel of Wellbeing and his clients. He is a member of Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals, the American Polarity Therapy Association and the International Myomassethics Federation. Patrick also volunteers with The Heart Touch Project, an organization that provides complimentary compassionate touch and massage weekly to persons in hospice and to infants and children in neonatal and pediatric intensive care units in three area hospitals. Patrick became a certified massage therapist in 1990 after completing 500-hour training and then immediately began to study CranioSacral Therapy. After working part time with private clients, he now devotes himself to a full-time complementary health care practice. Patrick is a certified CranioSacral Therapist through the Upledger Institute. He is also certified by the California Massage Therapy Council.

Psychiatry
	Dr.Choi Choi (MD) specializes in integrative psychiatry and pain management.

Psychotherapy
	Dr. Daniel Sadigh (PsyD, LMFT) began his studies in Basic Medical Sciences. He continued his education at City University of New York, where he earned a degree in accounting followed by a successful career in business. It was his youth spent in a region marked by turmoil and his career which took him through the United States, Europe, Asia and the Middle East, that greatly influenced him. In these years, he experienced an array of human suffering and the commonality of all people for care and love. However, it wasn’t until he faced the struggles of his own family members with illness and cancer that the vision of his life’s work became apparent. Earning his Master’s Degree in Marriage and Family Counseling and Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Dr. Sadigh has completed several prestigious internships in relational counseling, conducted numerous seminars on Wellbeing, and written effective programs for positive communication. Dr. Sadigh’s expertise in couples’, family, and individual counseling; anxiety prevention; relief of depression; and, processing traumatic stress is rooted in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Behavior Modification, EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing), Somatic Psychotherapy, Guided Imagery, and EMF (Electromagnetic Field) Balancing among other approaches. His uniquely designed integrative techniques have helped hundreds of his clients in successful transformation and recovery. Dr. Sadigh’s vision for Wheel of Wellbeing is focused on the creation and maintenance of holistic wellness. His expertise in couples’ counseling, guided imagery and trauma is rooted in psychodynamic psychotherapy, EMF (Electromagnetic Field) Balancing, Somatic Experience therapy and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing). The mission of the Wheel of Wellbeing is to create a sanctuary where people find balance, continued flow and the ability to address themselves as whole – “essentially, a place in time where East is meeting West.”

	Dr. Erica Ellis (PsyD) brings a wealth of integrative knowledge to the comprehensive wellness approach at Wheel of Wellbeing. Dr. Ellis earned her Doctorate of Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology, where her work focused on the intersection between psychological and physiological wellbeing. Trained in several somatic modalities, including massage therapy, yoga, mindfulness meditation and Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, she specializes in the bridge between neurobiology and mind, body and spirit. Dr. Ellis was previously the Director of Professional Education and Training for Dan Siegel’s Mindsight Institute and in addition to her powerful work at the Wheel of Wellbeing, also serves as adjunct faculty at Antioch University’s Master of Psychology Program. Her speaking circuit includes national organizations such as The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), University of Southern California (USC), CHADD, The Maple Counseling Center, Mindsight Institute, and CSPP. She is featured as the brain and body specialist in the forthcoming book Add More ing to Your Life by motivational speaker Gabrielle Bernstein (Langenscheidt Publishing Group/Berlitz). Her complex and varied expertise on bodily health and mind-body-spirit connection bring a vital element to the whole person approach to health at Wheel of Wellbeing.

	Dr. Marcy Cole (LCSW, PhD) brings a wealth of energy and spirited intuition to Wheel of Wellbeing’s joint approach to Holistic health with her expertise in psychotherapy. She obtained her B.S. from Northwestern University and her Masters in Licensed Clinical Social Work (LCSW) from Loyola University in Chicago, Ill. Shortly after, she received her PhD from The Institute in Chicago for Clinical Social Work, working in both in-patient and out-patient settings. A practicing Psychotherapist for more than 18 years, Dr. Cole, sees individual adolescents, adults, couples & families. She focuses on integrating traditional and holistic modalities, with the ultimate goal of aligning mind, body & spirit. Dr. Cole uses this approach to support her clients in discovering their truest potential, thus finding a greater sense of clarity, vitality and joy in living their best life.For more information on Dr. Marcy Cole, please visit: www.drmarcycole.com/.

Yoga Therapy & Ayurveda Medicine
	Felicia Tomasko (RN, E-RYT 500) inspires people to follow the path to personal freedom and vibrant health through the practices of Yoga and Ayurveda as incorporated into an everyday modern routine. She teaches a relaxation-based gentle class that helps relieve stress and tension; eases tightness and pain and helps to promote rejuvenation. Throughout class, she offers information to empower people to take care of their bodies, minds and spirits throughout the day including everyday techniques to reduce tension and strengthen the immune system. Felicia combines more than twenty years of study of the Yoga and Ayurveda with her training and licensure as a registered nurse. In addition to her background as a Yoga teacher, Felicia serves as the editor in chief of LA YOGA Ayurveda and Health magazine (where she has been on staff since the magazine’s inception). In the Ayurveda community, Felicia is the president of the California Association of Ayurvedic Medicine and is on the board of directors of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association. Aside from Yoga and Ayurveda, Felicia has worked in cognitive neuropsychology and plant biochemistry research and has degrees in nursing and environmental biology. She teaches and practices throughout California including at Wheel of Wellbeing.
Reiki & Energy Healing
	Sevinj Kerimova is a licensed, Bio-energy healer, and a Reiki Master with 20 years of experience. She has practiced in Turkey, Germany, and in the United States. From 1993 to 2007, she was the founder and lead specialist for The Center of Bioenergy and Parapsychology known as "Light" in Istanbul, Turkey. Fifteen years of work with patients in Istanbul constantly confirmed by clinical observations and studies that Ms. Kerimova’s therapies were successful in the healing of complex diseases. Since 2007, Sevinj has practiced in Los Angeles and New York. As a Reiki Master, she conducts “Reiki” training for groups and holds group training sessions at the Wheel of Wellbeing. Sevinj is the author of the successful book "Journey into Inner Self". Sevinj has created a listening CD with therapeutic sounds and music that have proved to be a useful tool for her patients in continuing the therapies during and beyond her sessions. Sevinj uses many methods that she has mastered in her decades of experience. She has a gift that has helped people all over the world and uses these talents in her bioenergy treatments. These proven treatments incorporate Reiki technique as well as magnetic acupuncture. The main objective of the treatment is the recovery of all body systems: immune, nervous, endocrine, hormonal, restoration of the gastrointestinal tract, and to improve blood circulation. When her treatment is impacted on the level of pillar cells, it causes them to re-program the systems and to cure at a subconscious level. The best results have been identified and confirmed through years of practice on the following diseases: Stress, insomnia, and nervousness, feelings of fear, anxiety, panic attacks, inflammation of the liver, stones in the gall bladder and slags in the liver, sand and kidney stones, nephritis, hypertension polycystic ovaries and inflammation, fibroid tumors and cysts in the breast (not cancerous), back pain, radiculitis, neck, muscles and joints, bursitis, hormonal disorders, chronic inflammation, lung illnesses, asthma, brain tumor (not cancerous), headaches, migraines, dizziness, and tinnitus. Heart disease: pain, ischemia, arrhythmia, palpitations, rehabilitation after heart attack, colitis, gastritis, & other stomach problems.